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PHOTOS: The West Sussex beaches given top awards

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Simon Fielding at 7:19am 17th May 2018.
(Updated at 7:31am 17th May 2018)

Four beaches in West Sussex given Blue Flags and Seaside Awards

West Sussex has some of the cleanest beaches in the country.

The county has been given four Seaside Awards from Keep Britain Tidy, along one Blue Flag.

They are handed out for cleanliness, safety and for meeting the highest environmental and bathing standards.

Beaches from the Witterings to Worthing are on the list.

Scroll down to read the full list of awarded Blue Flags and Seaside Awards.

West Wittering beach

Allison Odgen-Newton from Keep Britain Tidy said: "We've got over a third of Britain's bathing beaches who've achieved an award which I think is fantastic.

"It shows that an awful lot of effort is going into this and that is important; it's important for everyone.

"It's important for the environment because where the standard is being flown, we know that litter and dog fouling and plastics and facilities are all of a standard and that's fantastic, particularly on the clean water front".

However, it comes as the charity reveals four out of five parents are put-off taking their children to the beach because of rubbish and plastic.

Allison added: "On the one hand, we were all very disappointed with how some of the public behaved over the bank holiday weekend leaving so much rubbish behind on beaches. On the other hand, we need to congratulate ourselves that there are an awful lot of people out there making a big difference and doing the right thing".

Bognor beach

Bognor's East Beach has been given a Seaside Award, along with Littlehampton's Coastguards stretch and East Worthing beach. West Wittering has also been given one, as well as Blue Flag status.

What do the awards mean?

The Blue Flag and Seaside Awards are aimed at improving the quality of England’s coastline and promoting England’s best beaches.

Blue Flag is an international award presented to well-managed beaches with excellent water quality and environmental education programmes.

Seaside Awards are presented to the best beaches in England and celebrate the quality and diversity of our coastline.